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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$33,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Botany/Plant Biology is the 257th most popular major in the country with 730 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, botany/plant biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $18,133 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 149 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $16,019 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality botany/plant biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the botany/plant biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s botany students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Botany/Plant Biology Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 6 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree botany students whose families make $48-$75k list, Purdue has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Purdue

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#7 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Botany/Plant Biology Report

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State University Botany/Plant Biology Report

#6 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Full Miami University - Oxford Botany/Plant Biology Report

#8 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #8 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Botany/Plant Biology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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